floppy

Example Sentences

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As Betty Boop became more popular, Natwick revised his design to swap the character’s floppy dog’s ears for bangle earrings and shrinking her nose.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

"Team colours, man, we've got to represent," the 27-year-old says, his floppy hair and fresh face making him the image of frontman Damon Albarn.

From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026

With his gym clothes, cross necklace, floppy hair, and singular fixation on linking all of his efforts and successes to his faith, the 19-year-old Pittman looked like the archetype of the Southern Christian sports bro.

From Slate • Jan. 22, 2026

The strangely fascinating use of ancient technology—dot-matrix printers, floppy disks, a mid-’80s computer that was then known as the Macintosh—is a pleasure, though far from the only one in “OBEX.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026

Naomi took a step toward the sleeping dog, and for a moment she thought about stroking his floppy ears, but she did not want to disturb him.

From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez